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. >> reporter: the president is ok'ing drilling off the coast of virginia, south to florida, not further north, not in california. some new leases okayed in alaska. environmentalists are upset. >> there's not much oil and gas. it looks like a side show. it could ruin beaches and tourism. >> reporter: even though they demanded more drilling republicans are hailing a positive step. >> the good news is that virginia is ready to go. >> reporter: and barack obama now hopes to get republican votes in congress for his upcoming energy climate change bill. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, capitol hill. >>> a federal judge ruled wednesday government investigators illegally wired telephone conversations without a search warrant. the lawsuit was the last act of case pending that challenged this so-called warrantless wiretapping program, which was ended in 2007. the wiretap involved a conversation between a foundation member and the two lawyers about a recent treasury department declaration that the group supported terrorism. legal experts say the judge's ruling focused narrowly on this specific case,
. >> reporter: the president is ok'ing drilling off the coast of virginia, south to florida, not further north, not in california. some new leases okayed in alaska. environmentalists are upset. >> there's not much oil and gas. it looks like a side show. it could ruin beaches and tourism. >> reporter: even though they demanded more drilling republicans are hailing a positive step. >> the good news is that virginia is ready to go. >> reporter: and barack obama now...
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and martinburg, west virginia, 49 degrees this morning. and the radar, there is a ribbon of rain showers this week, but the industrial strength is arriving late this afternoon and evening and much through the day tomorrow. and there is a forecast today, a mix of sunshine and clouds early. temperatures in the low 60s, and a high temperature, a 70% chance of rain today and a 60% chance of more rain tomorrow and then again on monday and lingering on tuesday. we needed to catch up where half of the average rainfall is what we have, so we will get caught up. >> thank you, chuck. >> you are welcome. >>> new today, a man is in in the hospital after being stabbed. it happened in wheaton. the man was conscious and breathing when taken to the hospital. he is currently in stable condition. police are still looking for his attacker. they think he might have gotten away in a blue vehicle. >>> court papers show a suspect in the d.c. mass shooting is cooperating with authorities. court papers outline the time line behind the killings. it begins when jord
and martinburg, west virginia, 49 degrees this morning. and the radar, there is a ribbon of rain showers this week, but the industrial strength is arriving late this afternoon and evening and much through the day tomorrow. and there is a forecast today, a mix of sunshine and clouds early. temperatures in the low 60s, and a high temperature, a 70% chance of rain today and a 60% chance of more rain tomorrow and then again on monday and lingering on tuesday. we needed to catch up where half of the...
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virginia. our forecast for today, increasing clouds, showers and thunderstorms rolling in, but probably not until late this afternoon and evening. heaviest rains and shower chances coming after 8:00 p.m. this evening. for tomorrow, a lingering shower or two first thing this time tomorrow morning. sunshine breaking out by tomorrow afternoon it will feel cooler than average tomorrow, believe it or not, temperatures will stay in the mid to high 50s that will feel down right cold compared to the back-to-back 90s we've had. it's going to be a toasty one today, jerry. temperatures up into the mid 80s once again. >> chuck, we will be prepared. let's see how we're doing. early morning thursday morning commute getting under way. quiet northbound and southbound right now. as you make the trip on the capital beltway no hangups. let's see how we're doing along 270 southbound there was overnight road work headed out of gaithersburg, they are in the process of picking that up. northbound still working on the
virginia. our forecast for today, increasing clouds, showers and thunderstorms rolling in, but probably not until late this afternoon and evening. heaviest rains and shower chances coming after 8:00 p.m. this evening. for tomorrow, a lingering shower or two first thing this time tomorrow morning. sunshine breaking out by tomorrow afternoon it will feel cooler than average tomorrow, believe it or not, temperatures will stay in the mid to high 50s that will feel down right cold compared to the...
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and western west virginia. moving in our direction and we have rain showers in the forecast. not for the day, but this evening and the overnight hours. showers with some stronger thunderstorms are a possibility. afternoon high is 85 and tomorrow's high is 59. the weekend looks great. >> that's your latest weather. >>> up next, how to look good splashing through the rain. but first, these messages. >>> this morning on "today's style," soggy chic. rainy day shouldn't drench your style. we've come up with the most fashionable gear for april showers. we've gone beyond galoshes here. >> we've gone way beyond the galoshes. it is always your feet that get soaking wet. when i trudge in to the daily candy, i'm like, oh, soaking feet! we found this stuff to make you feel good about the rain. when al says it is going to rain, get excited! these boots are a great brazilian shoe company, melissa. these are designed by the famous vivian westwood. $130. you can find them at sachs. these you want to wear all day. they're very
and western west virginia. moving in our direction and we have rain showers in the forecast. not for the day, but this evening and the overnight hours. showers with some stronger thunderstorms are a possibility. afternoon high is 85 and tomorrow's high is 59. the weekend looks great. >> that's your latest weather. >>> up next, how to look good splashing through the rain. but first, these messages. >>> this morning on "today's style," soggy chic. rainy day...
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across west virginia and into the ohio valley. that area of low pressure is going to be coming down our way later on today, and before that we may see a little sun this morning. but overall, a cloudy day, some showers by midday and then perhaps some afternoon thunderstorms, some of which may be severe. could produce some hail and damaging winds. that would be from about 3:00 orr 4:00 in the afternoon all the way through perhaps early evening this evening. highs reaching near 70 before then. things should settle down by late this evening and by dawn tomorrow maybe lingering light showers. after that we ought to get sunshine back by tomorrow afternoon with highs in the mid 60s. then the weather does settle down considerably midweek. we veal the shine back on wednesday. should be partly cloudy. morning lows near 40. afternoon highs into the mid 60s. then lots of sunshine for thursday with highs near 70. let's check traffic on this monday morning. jerry, how is it look sng. >> good morning to you. good morning everyone. looking good a
across west virginia and into the ohio valley. that area of low pressure is going to be coming down our way later on today, and before that we may see a little sun this morning. but overall, a cloudy day, some showers by midday and then perhaps some afternoon thunderstorms, some of which may be severe. could produce some hail and damaging winds. that would be from about 3:00 orr 4:00 in the afternoon all the way through perhaps early evening this evening. highs reaching near 70 before then....
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haymarket, virginia 59. springfield, virginia 60 degrees. rockville, maryland, 58 degrees on this beautiful monday morning. what a nice day it will be today. policemen of sunshine. high temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s today. going to be one of the nicer days this week. clouds come back overnight tonight and light rain showers move back in for tuesday afternoon and tuesday night. more pleasant weather comes our way in the wednesday, thursday time frame. >> pretty quiet morning so far checking out interstate 66 on the approach to the roosevelt bridge. gw parkway under the potomac bridges, route 50, everything is doing okay under a very light volume of traffic. let's head over and see how we're doing elsewhere. the trip along 270 didn't see a whole lot of overnight road work. light volume from frederick down to the split. >>> it is a big day in washington. more than 40 world leaders are in town to participate in president obama's nuclear security summit. because of that security is very tight. roads are closed, metro is affected and i
haymarket, virginia 59. springfield, virginia 60 degrees. rockville, maryland, 58 degrees on this beautiful monday morning. what a nice day it will be today. policemen of sunshine. high temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s today. going to be one of the nicer days this week. clouds come back overnight tonight and light rain showers move back in for tuesday afternoon and tuesday night. more pleasant weather comes our way in the wednesday, thursday time frame. >> pretty quiet morning so...
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and we have breaking news on i-95 in northern virginia. look at this live video, jerry edwards will fill you in on this mess. your >>> and a good tuesday morning, i'm news4 meteorologist chuck bell. we're off to a cloudy start. we're 53 downtown. 49 in leesburg this morning, 49 in quantico, virginia, 53 in annapolis, maryland. temperatures will climb into the high 50s and low 60s today. plenty of clouds around this afternoon. showers are likely this afternoon. but the clouds take leave of us tomorrow. with highs back up into the 60s. the four-day forecast shows a little more sunshine coming our way for thursday, another chance of rain on friday. jerry? . >>> chuck, breaksing news, northern virginia, i-95 northbound, all travel lanes and the main lanes closed off, the prince william parkway. a serious crash involving multiple vehicles and possibly a dump truck, we see a truck on the side of the roadway, not confirmed that the truck is involved. nevertheless, there appear to be injuries, so right now, nobody is getting by, just the service r
and we have breaking news on i-95 in northern virginia. look at this live video, jerry edwards will fill you in on this mess. your >>> and a good tuesday morning, i'm news4 meteorologist chuck bell. we're off to a cloudy start. we're 53 downtown. 49 in leesburg this morning, 49 in quantico, virginia, 53 in annapolis, maryland. temperatures will climb into the high 50s and low 60s today. plenty of clouds around this afternoon. showers are likely this afternoon. but the clouds take leave...
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his father flew from virginia yesterday. his mother is on her way from japan. >>> good news for travelers today that volcanic ash cloud may clear up in europe. bad news the cloud could be headed our way. officials in great britain say it could reach north america sometime today. britain says its airspace will remain closed until at least tomorrow. some europeans are still here in washington even though they were supposed to go back home days ago. they're among the millions of travelers stranded because of that ash cloud. news4's kimberly suiters is live at dulles airport with more on their stories. good morning, kimberly. >> reporter: good morning, joe. those europeans and americans trying to leave from dulles international airport. some are told they won't be able to get out until friday. even though air travel could resume to 50% of normal today it still remains to be seen how difficult travel will be. some flight have not resumed in major airports and destinations. a partial reopening is good news to passengers grounded a
his father flew from virginia yesterday. his mother is on her way from japan. >>> good news for travelers today that volcanic ash cloud may clear up in europe. bad news the cloud could be headed our way. officials in great britain say it could reach north america sometime today. britain says its airspace will remain closed until at least tomorrow. some europeans are still here in washington even though they were supposed to go back home days ago. they're among the millions of travelers...
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spotty chance of a shower over the mountains of west virginia. that's about it today as far as precipitation. monday and tuesday, looking much better. i think we'll see much more sun and that will warm us up as that high pressure system from the north starts to build on in. the main dominant feature over the mid lack over the next several days. for today, a mix of sun and clouds. partly sunny. a bit cooler than yesterday. 50s on average to the low 60s in some of the warmer spots to the south. sustained winds at 10 to 15. a chilly start at the ballpark today. 1:35 first pitch time. nationals and brewers. if you're heading out, might want to bring the sweatshirt and jackets just in case, especially if you're located underneath the roof there, some of the shaded seats. the breeze might bring a bit of a chill in there will from time to time. monday, up to 64 doigs. another chilly start with temperatures in the thirds and 40s. midweek looking very nice. beautiful weather tuesday and wednesday. mid to upper 60s for the high temperatures. then we're bac
spotty chance of a shower over the mountains of west virginia. that's about it today as far as precipitation. monday and tuesday, looking much better. i think we'll see much more sun and that will warm us up as that high pressure system from the north starts to build on in. the main dominant feature over the mid lack over the next several days. for today, a mix of sun and clouds. partly sunny. a bit cooler than yesterday. 50s on average to the low 60s in some of the warmer spots to the south....
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back to you. >>> a heads up for people driving in virginia. vdot is working on some ambitious road projects. add 20 minutes to your commute. on the agenda a lane widening on i-95 between springfield and occoquan. extension of the fairfax parkway. hot lanes on 495 and rail lines at dulles. v got vdot is asking for people agencies cooperation. >> we want to encourage telecommuting and encourage different work times. >> drivers could begin noticing an easier commute by the end the year. >>> if you haven't seen the cherry blossoms yet this could be the perfect weekend to do it. taking a live look now at the tidal basin the trees are in full bloom and gorgeous weather out there. you can bet a lot of people will be enjoying the sights because of the great weather. megan mcgrath joins us from the tidal basin with more. now is really the best time to see them. i bet youave no crowds and beautiful sunrise. >> reporter: now is a great time to see them. a lot of people plan their trip to come early in the morning because they miss the crowds and you get
back to you. >>> a heads up for people driving in virginia. vdot is working on some ambitious road projects. add 20 minutes to your commute. on the agenda a lane widening on i-95 between springfield and occoquan. extension of the fairfax parkway. hot lanes on 495 and rail lines at dulles. v got vdot is asking for people agencies cooperation. >> we want to encourage telecommuting and encourage different work times. >> drivers could begin noticing an easier commute by the end...
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in west virginia 1, there is william monahan. hopefully, we will get them -- we will get rid of them before november and not in november. we have two of the most obnoxious members of the congress. one person who has been particularly hostile to the tea party of movement is a freshman and a republican in this district is alan grayson in florida. [applause] since most of us are legally qualified to vote in nevada because we have been there so much, we have met a fabulous candidates, a doctor in nevada, who is running in nevada 3. we are really proud to endorse dr. joe hecht for congress. [applause] our final target list is another virginia race. the gerry connolly seems to find troubling replace he turns. it would be good to change the ethics of the 11th congressional district of virginia. [applause] as i said earlier, we have to remember to reward our friends who we have endorsed. republicans who have stood for the tea party movement from the beginning, tom mcclintock in california 4 and the representative from georgia 6. [applaus
in west virginia 1, there is william monahan. hopefully, we will get them -- we will get rid of them before november and not in november. we have two of the most obnoxious members of the congress. one person who has been particularly hostile to the tea party of movement is a freshman and a republican in this district is alan grayson in florida. [applause] since most of us are legally qualified to vote in nevada because we have been there so much, we have met a fabulous candidates, a doctor in...
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how about the virginia piedmont and toward the mountains, mid 30s towards manassas and culpeper. the warm spot out along the chesapeake bay and potomac waters where temperatures in the low to mid 40s. sun up at 6:28 and a decent amount of sunshine by early this morning. this afternoon, could see a few clouds developing. a cold start to the morning means a cool afternoon. highs struggling to get to that 60 doig mark. good news is the winds a little bit less breezy. still a chill in the air. >> thanks so much, justin. >>> investigators are searching for clues inside an suv that belonged to a popular d.c. principal shot and killed. a neighbor called police when she spotted brian betts' stolen suv yesterday morning. the xtera was parked near fourth street in washington. the suv had been missing since betts was found shot to death in his bedroom in silver spring thursday night. >> that vehicle belongs to a murder victim, and it was taken from the scene of a murder when mr. betts was killed. there may be some information in there that will get investigators closer to learning who was r
how about the virginia piedmont and toward the mountains, mid 30s towards manassas and culpeper. the warm spot out along the chesapeake bay and potomac waters where temperatures in the low to mid 40s. sun up at 6:28 and a decent amount of sunshine by early this morning. this afternoon, could see a few clouds developing. a cold start to the morning means a cool afternoon. highs struggling to get to that 60 doig mark. good news is the winds a little bit less breezy. still a chill in the air....
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it's in the mid and upper 50s in southern virginia. over the last 12 hours or so we've seen a few sprinkles. those are heading to the east. our sky is clearing out. we have high pressure that will be moving in and that will be in place here for today. looking across the nation, are you traveling today? if you're heading out to the perhaps central plains or the intermountain west, a big storm system may be causing flight delays. strong strorms from the plains to texas today. this is the storm system heading our way for the weekend and bringing a change as well. we'll have temperatures by 9:00 in the upper 50s, lots of sun. by noontime, we should be well into the 60s with lots of sun. but a few clouds developing this afternoon as we reach near 70 degrees by midafternoon. sun vies this morning around 6:20. sunset around 7:55. overnight tonight, partly cloudy and by dawn tomorrow, upper 40s. saturday looking cloudy and cool. highs near 60. could get light rain from time to time especially in the afternoon and evening. sunday and monday, bo
it's in the mid and upper 50s in southern virginia. over the last 12 hours or so we've seen a few sprinkles. those are heading to the east. our sky is clearing out. we have high pressure that will be moving in and that will be in place here for today. looking across the nation, are you traveling today? if you're heading out to the perhaps central plains or the intermountain west, a big storm system may be causing flight delays. strong strorms from the plains to texas today. this is the storm...
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virginia thompson. victoria dexter. karen shepherd. sondra sanders. claudine ritter. jill randolph. frankie merrill. claude thatte meeks. >> alvin justice. cristy jenkins. my sister, robin huss baby amber huss. she let driver -- sheila driver and baby. kathy family. -- kathy finley. woodrow brady. >> we remember our friends and family in the advance security surface, third floor. robert westbury. larry turner. norma johnson. robert demaster. my uncle, hardly cottingham. >> visitor to the second floor, we remember scott williams. >> we remember our friends and family in the american child develops center, second floor. carlton smith. chase smith. blake kennedy. wanda howell. kevin. kevin garrett. tyler santores. brenda daniels. >> my sister, jaycee ray. antonio and sarah cooper. >> anthony christopher cooper. his mother, dana cooper. zachary taylor chavez. my big sister, bailey allman. >> remember our friends and family in the general services administration, first floor. stephen curry. >> where remember our friends and family in social security administration, first floor. sharon ch
virginia thompson. victoria dexter. karen shepherd. sondra sanders. claudine ritter. jill randolph. frankie merrill. claude thatte meeks. >> alvin justice. cristy jenkins. my sister, robin huss baby amber huss. she let driver -- sheila driver and baby. kathy family. -- kathy finley. woodrow brady. >> we remember our friends and family in the advance security surface, third floor. robert westbury. larry turner. norma johnson. robert demaster. my uncle, hardly cottingham. >>...
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in west virginia, one in five households lack access to broadband service. as this plan notes,ly 71% of the state's population has access to 3g wireless service. every day that goes by, communities without broadband in west virginia and every state in the country, and no state doesn't have remote, rural parts to it, risks falling father behind. in this new century, broadband is promise of economic opportunity. it is exactly that. it is promise of educational equality and affordable health care. it opens the door to participate in our democratic dialogue people helpfully or unhelpfully talk to each other and do with dignity and where we are, where you live. economic, geography, nothing has anything to do with this. before i con my remarks, let me take a minute to mention last week's disheartening decision by the circuit court of appease of the district of columbia. no doubt the messy situation that comcast has so generously put us in adds to the complexity of your task, mr. chairman. question about it. but for me, two things are clear in the near term i want
in west virginia, one in five households lack access to broadband service. as this plan notes,ly 71% of the state's population has access to 3g wireless service. every day that goes by, communities without broadband in west virginia and every state in the country, and no state doesn't have remote, rural parts to it, risks falling father behind. in this new century, broadband is promise of economic opportunity. it is exactly that. it is promise of educational equality and affordable health care....
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speaker, tragedy has visited west virginia's coal mines again. if a -- as a visitor, our state knows all too well the names of the communities changed with each visit and the years as well. monanga in 1907, farmington in 1968, sago in 2006 and now raleigh county, april, 2010. the names change, mr. speaker, but the grief and the sorrow, they stay exactly the same. the mother who lost her son last week is united with the sister who lost her brother in 1968 and the daughter who lost her father in 1907. mr. speaker, shy of two million people live in my state, maybe one in 90 earns a living as a coal miner in the coal fields. most west virginians have never been underground and most never will be. but every one of us lives with the knowledge and the full appreciation of what can go wrong whenever a new shift of miners goes underground. coal mining is not just my state's most important industry, it is central to our culture and our social identity. when tragedy visits one of our communities, it visits our entire state. it brings us together, it reminds
speaker, tragedy has visited west virginia's coal mines again. if a -- as a visitor, our state knows all too well the names of the communities changed with each visit and the years as well. monanga in 1907, farmington in 1968, sago in 2006 and now raleigh county, april, 2010. the names change, mr. speaker, but the grief and the sorrow, they stay exactly the same. the mother who lost her son last week is united with the sister who lost her brother in 1968 and the daughter who lost her father in...
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in your neck of the woods in virginia tom. in west virginia 1, alan. we have added those to the bart stupak list that we will get rid of before november. you all know him as the most obnoxious member -- we have two of the most obnoxious members, not three or four or five. one person that has been particularly hostile to the tea party movement and that is alan from florida up. [applause] since most of us are probably legally qualified to vote in nevada, we have been there so much, we have a fabulous candidate, a doctor in nevada. we are really proud to endorse dr. joe. [applause] our final target list is another virginia race, gerry connolly. he will be good to improve the ethics of the 11th congressional district in virginia. as i said earlier, we have to remember to reward our friends. we have endorsed a number of incumbents. republicans who have stood with the tea party movement from the very beginning. tom mcclintock, in california four, tom price in georgia sex. he has been a champion in fighting -- george up 6 -- georgia six. he has been a champio
in your neck of the woods in virginia tom. in west virginia 1, alan. we have added those to the bart stupak list that we will get rid of before november. you all know him as the most obnoxious member -- we have two of the most obnoxious members, not three or four or five. one person that has been particularly hostile to the tea party movement and that is alan from florida up. [applause] since most of us are probably legally qualified to vote in nevada, we have been there so much, we have a...
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erin from virginia writes i'm getting married in october. i wear makeup every day so what should do i for my wedding day to make me feel special, beautiful and different from my usual look? >> the makeup has to be a different style. since you like to wear enough makeup, wear a bright lip when you get married, it is great. but really play up your eyes. i suggest using long-wear formulas so you can apply them and not worry all night. >> i think you'll be crying, waterproof? >> long-wear, waterproof, layer darker and make it as dark as you're comfortable with. >> mary in boise, idaho writes, i am 68 years old. i notice that my face is developing more age spots. i use medium tint makeup plus a foundation stick. can you recommend anything else i can use since i still can see the larger, darker spots. it is hard to admit these kinds of things. how does mary correct the plaem? >> the way to cover a dark spot on your face is first lighten the color with almost a conce concealer color. there are a lot of products on the market heavier, texture coveru
erin from virginia writes i'm getting married in october. i wear makeup every day so what should do i for my wedding day to make me feel special, beautiful and different from my usual look? >> the makeup has to be a different style. since you like to wear enough makeup, wear a bright lip when you get married, it is great. but really play up your eyes. i suggest using long-wear formulas so you can apply them and not worry all night. >> i think you'll be crying, waterproof? >>...
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let me say a few words about what has happened in west virginia. this has been unimaginably difficult this week. 31 workers were inside when an explosion ripped through the mind. two were saved, and 25 were lost. for the four remained missing, we are praying for a miracle. i want to offer my deepest condolences to the friends and family and the fathers and husbands and brothers and nephews and signs that were killed in this accident. i am in alwe of the rescue teams that risk their lives over and over again for the chance to save another. they have had little sleep in the past few days. we owe them a debt of gratitude. mining has a long and proud history in west virginia to rid for many families and communities, it is not just a way to make a living. it is a way of life. the jobs that they do help bring heat and electricity to millions of americans. it is a profession that is not without risk and danger. the workers and their families know that. their employer knows that they owe it to these families to do everything possible to ensure their safety
let me say a few words about what has happened in west virginia. this has been unimaginably difficult this week. 31 workers were inside when an explosion ripped through the mind. two were saved, and 25 were lost. for the four remained missing, we are praying for a miracle. i want to offer my deepest condolences to the friends and family and the fathers and husbands and brothers and nephews and signs that were killed in this accident. i am in alwe of the rescue teams that risk their lives over...
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my question was, two years ago, a year-and-a-half ago and moved to virginia. i have been very thirsty for any afghan projects that have been going on here. unfortunately i really have not found many. for instance, there are to poetry clothes that afghans have made which i am part of. but do you have any focus on the afghans that are year, uniting them and giving the province to do your? they key. >> thank you. yes. one thing that we are benefiting is to release of by afghans who are serving o are serving the e. we do also work with a number of afghan organizations on the events as sports and cultural events and others. we know that the potential for these afghans to do more is enormous. some of them, fortunately a number of them have formed their own groups. there are smaller crews that are involved in airports or does the developments and others. so as i mentioned, one of the purposes of the foundation is you really bring all of these independent cells together and form as energy between these different abilities and improve and enhance so that the afghans wi
my question was, two years ago, a year-and-a-half ago and moved to virginia. i have been very thirsty for any afghan projects that have been going on here. unfortunately i really have not found many. for instance, there are to poetry clothes that afghans have made which i am part of. but do you have any focus on the afghans that are year, uniting them and giving the province to do your? they key. >> thank you. yes. one thing that we are benefiting is to release of by afghans who are...
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i know the senator from virginia and i both know how to fix that. those are the kinds of things we need to be talking about. creditor prioritization -- prioritization. there's no question that right now in the bill certain creditors can be treated differently by the fdic than others. we need to be looking at bankruptcy stacks so that people understand how much they're going to be paid back and they're going to be in the same order that they anticipate being in. we need to be tightening the definition of a financial firm. right now in the bill, the way it reads, an auto company can end up being part of this. i mean, right now it's not tight enough. auto company may be a stretch, but something other than a financial firm could be dealt with the way the language is now reading. and certainly for shiewrks fannie and freddie need to be treated the same as any other financial firm. we need to have a solvescy test to make sure that regulators that do not allow regulators the flexibility to protect firms in crisis. we need to make sure that there's a durati
i know the senator from virginia and i both know how to fix that. those are the kinds of things we need to be talking about. creditor prioritization -- prioritization. there's no question that right now in the bill certain creditors can be treated differently by the fdic than others. we need to be looking at bankruptcy stacks so that people understand how much they're going to be paid back and they're going to be in the same order that they anticipate being in. we need to be tightening the...
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a year-and-a-half ago, and moved to virginia. i have been very thirsty for any afghan projects here. unfortunately, i have not found too many. there are to poetry clubs -- two poetry clubs that afghans have made that i am a part of. do you have any focus on the afghans that are here, uniting them and giving them projects to do here? >> thank you. yes, one thing that we are benefiting from is afghan center serving the embassy. -- that are serving the embassy. we do work with a number of afghan organizations such as sports and cultural events. we know that the potential for these afghans to do more is enormous. some of them have formed their own groups, smaller groups, involved in business development and other areas. as i mentioned, and the services of the foundation is to really bring -- one of the purposes of the foundation is to really bring all these people together and bring a synergy and enhance these so the afghans to have a place to go. >> yes, please. in the front. >> i am an independent consultant. i have two questions w
a year-and-a-half ago, and moved to virginia. i have been very thirsty for any afghan projects here. unfortunately, i have not found too many. there are to poetry clubs -- two poetry clubs that afghans have made that i am a part of. do you have any focus on the afghans that are here, uniting them and giving them projects to do here? >> thank you. yes, one thing that we are benefiting from is afghan center serving the embassy. -- that are serving the embassy. we do work with a number of...
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there were slave auctions by a virginia company. they went from lafayette park and were soon put on riverboats and sends to the south. i spend considerable time also recounting the story of african-americans in the white house, which until barack obama and modernity were black people in service. elizabeth paglia's one figure. elizabeth carefully was mrs. lincoln's seamstress and she wrote the memoir, and she was closer to the lincolns in some ways than almost anybody in the white house. she had an absolute birds eye view. she became a free black and she wrote her memoir, and mrs. lincoln felt betrayed and she ended her life and a home for the indigent, indigent, i forget the name of the institution in the washington area. and also i recount the at the same time between frederick douglass and lincoln. it is interesting, henry louis gates who became famous in the obama story a little later for reasons that we all know in the presidency described for me, has a long description in the book about his impressions of obama and he said look
there were slave auctions by a virginia company. they went from lafayette park and were soon put on riverboats and sends to the south. i spend considerable time also recounting the story of african-americans in the white house, which until barack obama and modernity were black people in service. elizabeth paglia's one figure. elizabeth carefully was mrs. lincoln's seamstress and she wrote the memoir, and she was closer to the lincolns in some ways than almost anybody in the white house. she had...
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for excel they are expanding in northern virginia and expanding the metro in the maryland suburbs. from what i gathered he would be against that do to your idea that public transportation has not yet paid for itself. spikelets affect public transportation in general. now there is one of i will say that has done a fine job when it comes to public transportation if i may say this, this isn't technically public transit but amtrak has been heavily subsidized. eight, too, isn't doing well but the route from d.c. to new york is doing fine because it isn't heavily subsidizes more private loans than the other tracks owned by amtrak but also because people use it. but anyhow, i'm sorry. >> my thought with eminent domain or i was going to ask about eminent domain do you support that idea and if so why if that is a government takeover of private land. >> that is a great question and i to address this in my book, i have a whole section of eminent domain and different court cases addressing the eminent domain issue and the conservative view of eminent domain. this to interpretations. there's a
for excel they are expanding in northern virginia and expanding the metro in the maryland suburbs. from what i gathered he would be against that do to your idea that public transportation has not yet paid for itself. spikelets affect public transportation in general. now there is one of i will say that has done a fine job when it comes to public transportation if i may say this, this isn't technically public transit but amtrak has been heavily subsidized. eight, too, isn't doing well but the...
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there is a restaurant not far from here run by allen virginia run by a muslim and apparently two weeks after 9/11 this guy couldn't get anybody in. people wanted to show their support. it's typical of americans. remember president bush went to the national cathedral and then went to the mosque and some criticize that that again this is a very american response to increase rather than condemn. there was unity but then it broke apart largely because iraq and that was the casses of that crisis of disagreement. but i think -- i actually think the closer we are getting now is encouraging. some people are maybe for getting what they said earlier that there does seem to be consensus that we have worked through this and when things may be working out all right still fingers crossed not done. but that is where the rancor and fighting was. >> host: you have to deal with iraq in this book. how do you think history will look back on the decision to react to the 9/11 attacks by invading iraq? >> guest: great question, 64,000-dollar question. ryan crocker was our ambassador said peter de a lot of cr
there is a restaurant not far from here run by allen virginia run by a muslim and apparently two weeks after 9/11 this guy couldn't get anybody in. people wanted to show their support. it's typical of americans. remember president bush went to the national cathedral and then went to the mosque and some criticize that that again this is a very american response to increase rather than condemn. there was unity but then it broke apart largely because iraq and that was the casses of that crisis of...
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james is next, democrat from roanoke, virginia. caller: as a former air force member, working at a couple of command posts, we have a tactical nuclear weapons as well as strategic nuclear weapons. our tactical nuclear weapons are part of our the tactical nuclear weapons part of the start treaty? guest: they are not part of the start treaty, but they are part of the negotiation that president obama has expressed an interest in exploring. one of the things that could potentially come out of the meetings today and tomorrow is a greater interest in addressing other types of nuclear weapons. during the cold war, the greatest concern was the large strategic forces that presented the greatest threat to us and to the soviet union. now with the changing environment at the end of the cold war and the emergence of nuclear terrorism, there is a greater concern for nuclear security across the board, and that includes looking at things like tactical nuclear weapons, which are numerous, over 5000 tactical nuclear weapons around the world and they
james is next, democrat from roanoke, virginia. caller: as a former air force member, working at a couple of command posts, we have a tactical nuclear weapons as well as strategic nuclear weapons. our tactical nuclear weapons are part of our the tactical nuclear weapons part of the start treaty? guest: they are not part of the start treaty, but they are part of the negotiation that president obama has expressed an interest in exploring. one of the things that could potentially come out of the...
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they are expanding them metro to virginia and the maryland suburbs. from what i gathered he would be against that do to your idea that public transportation has not yet paid for itself? >> it is a fact public transportation in general but one i will say has done a fine job if i may is not technically public transit but amtrak which has been heavily subsidized it to does not do very well but the route from d.c. to new york does fine because it is not federally subsidized it is mostly privately owned than the other tracks but also people use that. >> my thought with eminent domain that i was going to ask, did you support that idea? and if so why if that is a government takeover or other privately-held land? >> it is a great question and they do have a whole section in my book. different court cases on addressing the issue and the conservative view there are two interpretations as there is a more positive argument though the goal positive this argument that the government has the right to an all cases then there this is the conservative view which after
they are expanding them metro to virginia and the maryland suburbs. from what i gathered he would be against that do to your idea that public transportation has not yet paid for itself? >> it is a fact public transportation in general but one i will say has done a fine job if i may is not technically public transit but amtrak which has been heavily subsidized it to does not do very well but the route from d.c. to new york does fine because it is not federally subsidized it is mostly...
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speaker, i'm so honored to yield five minutes to the gentleman from virginia, mr. cantor, our esteemed republican whip and a member of the committee of ways and means. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. cantor: i thank the gentlelady and thank you, mr. speaker. i want to salute first of all the gentlelady's leadership on this issue as well as that of the gentleman from california in bringing this to the floor. and would also like to thank the majority leader for bringing this to the floor as well. mr. speaker, last year the new administration came to power insisting it had a new approach that would head off the looming threat of a nuclear iran. by talking to and engaging with the regime in tehran, the administration said we could convince the world's most active state sponsor of terrorism to abandon its nuclear weapons program. and if that didn't work, america ostensibly would gain the moral authority to galvanize china, russia, and the rest of the world to go along with a regime of crippling sanctions against tehran. 15 mont
speaker, i'm so honored to yield five minutes to the gentleman from virginia, mr. cantor, our esteemed republican whip and a member of the committee of ways and means. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. cantor: i thank the gentlelady and thank you, mr. speaker. i want to salute first of all the gentlelady's leadership on this issue as well as that of the gentleman from california in bringing this to the floor. and would also like to thank the majority...
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three-year period ofti dropped o number four hawaiian north dakota are the top two followed by west virginia then alaska and the mississippi. we also calculate how much each member of congress has received and the number of earmarks they have requested number one was senator cochran then of following senator in a way of a wide and mississippi and michigan former committee chairmen byrd and west virginia with 292 million and in the house congressmen pomeroy came in first followed closely by the two representatives from hawaii act 147 and 138 million respectively they were followed by republican and former committee chairman bill young from florida and stephanie -- from south dakota who came in with $118 billion as people add up the numbers they will match when the individual members are calculated for multiple projects more than one member ask for a project is in our database. several other oink awards held bent on earmarking award 10 million to the national institute for home town security courtesy of congressman rogers of kentucky it is to organize the higher education institution to get mo
three-year period ofti dropped o number four hawaiian north dakota are the top two followed by west virginia then alaska and the mississippi. we also calculate how much each member of congress has received and the number of earmarks they have requested number one was senator cochran then of following senator in a way of a wide and mississippi and michigan former committee chairmen byrd and west virginia with 292 million and in the house congressmen pomeroy came in first followed closely by the...
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yesterday we had record highs, check out charleston, west virginia, you were 91 deges yesterday. people were walking around in flip-flops and shortstops. 87 in syracuse, even burlington, vermont was up near 80 degrees. even down into the north carolina year going to see temperatures in the 80s. yesterday chicago and the great lakes you were in the 80s, today yoyou're back wh >>> good morning. i am news4 meteorologist, justin drabick. we are looking at warm temperatures again, and coolest along the water. and look at next week. upper 70s for opening day for the nation >>> we'll have your easter forest coming up a little later. >>> this is of course the day before easter, holy saturday. and at the vatican, there has been an unusual and provocative defense of the pope in the growing sexual abuse scandal. nbc's anne thompson is in rome this morning with more. anne, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, amy t vatican finds itself under growing criticism and this time it's coming from other religious leaders, the archbishop -- and st. peaint peter's basilica las night. pope benedict
yesterday we had record highs, check out charleston, west virginia, you were 91 deges yesterday. people were walking around in flip-flops and shortstops. 87 in syracuse, even burlington, vermont was up near 80 degrees. even down into the north carolina year going to see temperatures in the 80s. yesterday chicago and the great lakes you were in the 80s, today yoyou're back wh >>> good morning. i am news4 meteorologist, justin drabick. we are looking at warm temperatures again, and...
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host: less go to west virginia -- let's go to west virginia, tom, at democratic caller. caller: pleasure to talk to you this morning. i went to university in the 1970's and we had an international dinner club each week. i had the pleasure of being able to meet many people from the middle east, iraq, iran, and also from afghanistan when i went to university there. the impression that i got was that there was not all that is going on now. it was very simple and people got along and people came to get a good education so that they could go back and have professional careers did i understand the previous years in our country, dictatorship from bush and cheney, but now we have are no president in the white house who understands the reality -- have a real president in the white house to understand the reality. but i don't understand why you allow in the middle east religion to intercept and your government, because that is a disaster waiting to happen 24/7. guest: well if i understand the gentleman's question, that at one time religion was not as preeminent in the politics of
host: less go to west virginia -- let's go to west virginia, tom, at democratic caller. caller: pleasure to talk to you this morning. i went to university in the 1970's and we had an international dinner club each week. i had the pleasure of being able to meet many people from the middle east, iraq, iran, and also from afghanistan when i went to university there. the impression that i got was that there was not all that is going on now. it was very simple and people got along and people came to...
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there is a restaurant not far from here run by, out in virginia, run by a muslim. and apparently there was two weeks after 9/11 this guy couldn't get anybody in. it was just packed that people want to come out and show their support. it's typical of americans. president bush went to the national cathedral and then went to the mosque. some criticize that. but again, a very american response to embrace rather than condemn. know, there was unity but then it broke apart. largely because of iraq. that was the catalyst of that crisis and disagreement. but i think i think there's closure on that that we are getting now that is encouraging. some people are forgetting what they said earlier but there seems to be a consensus that we have worked through this and things may be working out all right. still keep fingers crossed. but that's where what the fight was about. >> host: you have to do with iraq. how do you think history going to look back on the decision to react to the 9/11 attacks by invading iraq? >> guest: great question. 64,000-dollar question. ryan crocker to was
there is a restaurant not far from here run by, out in virginia, run by a muslim. and apparently there was two weeks after 9/11 this guy couldn't get anybody in. it was just packed that people want to come out and show their support. it's typical of americans. president bush went to the national cathedral and then went to the mosque. some criticize that. but again, a very american response to embrace rather than condemn. know, there was unity but then it broke apart. largely because of iraq....
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. >>> and postal workers in virginia were handling packages recently when one of the boxes started moving. well, inside they found that little guy. a live ferret apparently being mailed to puerto rico. >> that's not right. >> totally not right! unable to find the observer or the intended recipient, stamp, as they call him now, has a new home in virginia. >> tried to mail a live animal? >> i know. don't even -- can't even imagine. he's good, he's got a home. he's happy and being fed and has lots of friends. >> happy that that turned out okay. how about a check of the weather? >>> all right. as we've been talking about, we've got this risk of strong storms. low pres >>> good morning. at this hour, temperatures are now climbing into the upper 50s. it's now 58 in washington and all around the region we're in the 50s now. and later on today, we should hit near 70 degrees by mid afternoon. we'll have quite a bit of sunshine, clouds in and out. tomorrow cloudy ask cooler, highs near 60. we might have a morning shower, greater chance of afternoon showers into saturday evening. sunday, mostly clou
. >>> and postal workers in virginia were handling packages recently when one of the boxes started moving. well, inside they found that little guy. a live ferret apparently being mailed to puerto rico. >> that's not right. >> totally not right! unable to find the observer or the intended recipient, stamp, as they call him now, has a new home in virginia. >> tried to mail a live animal? >> i know. don't even -- can't even imagine. he's good, he's got a home. he's...
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we have a similar circumstance at a hospital in virginia. has taken me three or four times to understand it, but within the additions on the food stamp program, where a lot of the dollars look like they are not obligated, it takes awhile for inflation to get back to where it was. perhaps we can get a better explanation than from me on this item, but a lot of the out years spending is mandatory, based on what we did on food stamps. you'd have to dramatically cut back food stamp spending right now, based upon inflation numbers that economists expect inflation to get up to 19. not a good explanation, but we can get somebody better on that. a lot of the dollars were kept driving down was the number that was actually going to be available. it was somewhere around the $30 billion category. a lot of that falls within the energy loan guarantee program, where a lot of the dollars have not been allocated out yet. there's an argument there that you could sweep some of those, but you could hopefully recruit, and i think there is a legitimate policy ther
we have a similar circumstance at a hospital in virginia. has taken me three or four times to understand it, but within the additions on the food stamp program, where a lot of the dollars look like they are not obligated, it takes awhile for inflation to get back to where it was. perhaps we can get a better explanation than from me on this item, but a lot of the out years spending is mandatory, based on what we did on food stamps. you'd have to dramatically cut back food stamp spending right...
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goodlatte from virginia has joined us. although is not a member of the subcommittee hears here with us today at former chairman our full committee and consult the ranking member were pleased to welcome them to join us in question today. >> thank you, mr. chairman. it's a pleasure to be here. i look for during the testimony of the witnesses regarding a very interesting subject. >> okay, welcome. first question i guess would be in reviewing the applications, did cftc examine the hedges both short and long for the products and if so what did the cftc discover? >> as i described, mr. chairman, the contract application process and the contract review process in the designation process for the exchange are two different processes. so when the designation process for the exchange itself from improving exchange we reviewed whether a method definition of the statute including whether they have the training facility, how the trades are executed, and the integrity of financial integrity of the contracts and the various systems in pla
goodlatte from virginia has joined us. although is not a member of the subcommittee hears here with us today at former chairman our full committee and consult the ranking member were pleased to welcome them to join us in question today. >> thank you, mr. chairman. it's a pleasure to be here. i look for during the testimony of the witnesses regarding a very interesting subject. >> okay, welcome. first question i guess would be in reviewing the applications, did cftc examine the...
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but thanks to the generosity of churches in virginia, he and his parents found a home in the united states. and ledum, who says "i always wanted to be in the military," found his calling in the united states marine corps. he deployed to iraq, and was serving his second tour when his unit was struck by an improvised explosive device. in the weeks and months that followed, he battled to recover from traumatic brain injury. at a va medical center, with his parents at his side, he was presented a purple heart. and a few moments later, he was sworn in as an american citizen. this marine was not only determined to recover, he was determined to help others. he has been a leader and mentor to his fellow wounded warriors. in fact, i hear he's quite an athlete -- >> yes, sir. >> -- he agrees. he will compete next month in the first warrior games at the . olympic training center in colorado. so for his distinguished service to country, and for inspiring us all with his example of what citizenship truly means, i am proud to join the . citizenship and immigration services in presenting this recognition
but thanks to the generosity of churches in virginia, he and his parents found a home in the united states. and ledum, who says "i always wanted to be in the military," found his calling in the united states marine corps. he deployed to iraq, and was serving his second tour when his unit was struck by an improvised explosive device. in the weeks and months that followed, he battled to recover from traumatic brain injury. at a va medical center, with his parents at his side, he was...
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. >> in virginia we have a tough budget situation and there is consideration given to dispensing school breakfasts. can someone say how on portend the school breakfast program is? >> i can certainly do that. i have been involved in a number of districts where we have had programs that we have expanded breakfast through grab and go and breakfast in the classroom. our teachers leonhard our best advocates because what they see his students across more attentive in the classroom and less students going to the nurse's office because they are hungry and there is research to show especially when it comes to analytical skills and math and science, they are able to mentally be able to except those concepts a lot easier when they have had breakfast at. >> thank you. >> thank you, mr. chairman and all of you for your testimony today. ms. rivas the u.s. health care costs due to about eight -- of the city is estimated $150 billion per year half as paid for medicaid and medicare by one out of every $6 spent on health care we cannot afford to do the sparc road to many children in my district that i re
. >> in virginia we have a tough budget situation and there is consideration given to dispensing school breakfasts. can someone say how on portend the school breakfast program is? >> i can certainly do that. i have been involved in a number of districts where we have had programs that we have expanded breakfast through grab and go and breakfast in the classroom. our teachers leonhard our best advocates because what they see his students across more attentive in the classroom and...